DPR KOREA LIFT THIRD AFC U-14 GIRLS' REGIONAL TITLE

Beijing: DPR Korea won the AFC U-14 Girls’ Regional Championship for the East zone for the third straight time after beating Japan 3-0 in Sunday’s final while Korea Republic finished third-place following their 4-2 victory over Chinese Taipei.

The North Koreans also won the MVP and Top Scorer accolades through prolific striker Won Hyang-son who scored a whopping 15 goals in her side’s five games throughout the campaign.

THE WINNERS
Champions: DPR Korea
Runners-Up: Japan
3rd Place: Korea Republic
Fair Play: Chinese Taipei
MVP: Won Hyang-son (DPR Korea No. 15)
Top Goal Scorer: Won Hyang-son (DPR Korea No. 15) - 15 Goals

FINAL MATCH
Japan 0-3 DPR Korea
Scorers: Jo Yu-jong (8’), Won Hyang-son (43’), Ri Hak (51’),
Referee: Tian Jin (China PR)

http://www.the-afc.com/afc-u-14-girls-regional-championship-2016/dpr-korea-lift-third-afc-u-14-girls-regional-title

NORTH KOREA APPOINT EX-NORWAY STRIKER JORN ANDERSEN AS NEW NATIONAL COACH

Former Bundesliga top scorer Jorn Andersen is set to take over as head coach of the North Korean national soccer team, his family confirmed to Norwegian media on Wednesday.

Family members told Norway’s state broadcaster NRK that the 53-year-old had signed a one-year deal with the notoriously secretive state, whose team are already out of the running for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

Since retiring as a player Andersen has managed in Switzerland, Germany and Greece. His last job in football was with Austria Salzburg, which he left in December 2015.

Andersen’s 18 goals for Eintracht Frankfurt made him the first foreigner to top the Bundesliga’s scoring charts in the 1989-1990 season. He also played for a number of other German and Swiss clubs.

He told NTB: “It seems strange, but in North Korea sport is political. Just as it is in other countries. It means a lot for them to win and make a good showing within the international arena.”

“They actually played pretty good football before. It has been up and down, but they have shown they are capable.”

Via: Daily Mail

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Norwegian coach Jørn Andersen new National Team coach for DPR Korea ?

Norwegian media reporting that Norwegian coach Jørn Andersen will be the new coach for DPR Korea.


Jørn Andersen been already two weeks in  Pyongyang.


http://www.nrk.no/sport/jorn-andersen-er-nord-koreas-nye-landslagstrener-1.12938938




http://www.salzburg.com/nachrichten/oesterreich/sport/sn/artikel/nordkorea-heiss-auf-ex-violetten-195866/


Andersen been coach for Austrian club Austria Salzburg , German clubs Union Berlin and FSV Frankfurt.